Gold In The Midwest—Part II: Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio

January 2020 by Alex Dolbeare

In this article, I am going to take a look at three Midwest states and go through some of the prime places for prospectors to find nice local gold there.

The Historic Gold Rush Town of Quincy

June 2021

…we focused on various layers of hard-packed flood material out of the creek, and we also obtained some material up quite a ways from the creek itself on bedrock.

A Good Start

July 2011
We split up in order to cover a larger area and found good color almost everywhere. The bedrock was shallow on both sides of the river, but the inside bend was where we concentrated our prospecting.

How To Find Your First Piece Of Gold With A Metal Detector

January 2024

Attention to Detail - Part II

September 2016
Ditches almost always started in the high country and contoured the mountainsides, making a long drop, usually many miles away, to the goldfields. There are ditches in Trinity County that originate at seven and eight thousand feet in the Trinity Alps that carried water almost thirty miles.

Ask the Experts

March 2014
NOI or POO for small backhoe

Summertime Gold! Northern & Southern California

September 2023

Prospecting Australia—Part II: There and Back Again

November 2011
Steve got his first nugget within minutes of turning on his metal detector. It only took me about an hour to find my first piece.

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